Feledeich wohlgemuth



2 r. WUHLGEMUTH.

` l arrimEge-Lnadng Device.

No. 162,512. A Patented Apri|27,1a75.

INVENTOR:

KM I

FRIEDRICH W'OHLGEMUTH, OF NEW YORK, vN. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-LOADING DEVICES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. EQEQ, dated April 27,1875; application filed July 3, 1874.

To all whom Iit may concer-n Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH WoHLeE- MUTH,of the city and county and State of New York, have invented a certainnew and useful Apparatus for Making, Trimming, and Capping Cartridges;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing,making part of this specification, in which are shown the several viewsof the different parts composing said apparatus.

The apparatus is constructed substantially as follows: A box is first'made. (Shown by Figure l of the drawing.) In the top of this box a holeis made large enough to admit the cartridgecase. Over this hole a slide,S, is fitted in grooves to slide to and fro, the top of said slide beingmade to come flush with the top ofthe box. Over said hole on the top ofthe box, and over the end of the slide, a conical tube, r, is set, madewith a flange around its base, upon which buttons m m are arranged tobear to secure it to the box. In this conical tube the cartridge-case uis put, the slide being shoved back, as shown by the dotted lines, andthe case introduced in the tube from the inside of the box, after whichthe slide is shoved back in its place under the lower end of thecartridge. A tube, B, is then screwed in the top of the tube o', thislast-mentioned tube being screwed down until it strikes the top of thecartridge, which is thus brought accurately under the center of thetube, and held firmly upon the top of the box. A tube, O, is thenscrewed in the top of the tube B. A rod, t, is then introduced in thetube G, inside ot a spiral spring, which is coiled around it inside ofthe tube. A rod, W, fitted with a cap, is then screwed in the top of therod t, the two rods forming the raminer by which the charge and wads areforced in the cartridgecase.

The powder-is introduced into the cartridgecase through the opening T. Awad is then introduced through the same opening, and a blow of the handupon the cap YV forces it down hard upon the powder. The shot is thenintroduced, followed by a second wad, which is driven home by a secondblow on the cap W. The slide S is then drawn back, and

the cartridge allowed to fall in the box below. Then, if thecartridge-case be of paper or other soft material, and is too long, theopen end is slipped on a stud, n, screwed in the end of the box, thecartridge-case fitting in the vacant space P between the stud and a cap,q. A knife, o, fitted in the cap q, is then pressed down upon thecartridge-case, which, being turned by the hand, is cut 0E to thedesired length, the cap g being first secured from turning by means of aset-screw arranged to bear in a groove, t', and its position on the studn being adjusted by means of a screwnut, o, the position of which ixingthe length of the cartridge.

The cartridge being thus made and cut off, the cut end will be square,the edges being full and sharp, whereas the outside edges should bechamfcred a little to facilitate its entrance in the breech of the gun.This is accomplished by slipping the end of the cartridge in a tube, y,in the bottom of which a cutting or rasping form is tted to give the endof the cartridge the proper form upon turning it with the hand.

The cartridge-charger shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing is substantiallythe same as that shown by Fig. l, the cap Gr, which is held in the hand,taking the place of the top -ot' the box, upon which the cartridge sitsin Fig. 1, while it is being charged, Fig. 2 being merely a modifiedform of charger shown by Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is still anothermodification, consisting merely of a rammer, w, a guide-tube, H, and acartridgecase, J, intended to be used in charging a ball-cartridge inthe field, though it may be used to charge shot-cartridge, and either0i' the other chargers may be used for making ball-cartridges, thedifferent iigures showing simpler forms of the same thing.

It should be added that the box Q is fitted with a drawer, It, and atray, (not shown in the drawing,) in which the several parts of thisapparatus are packed when not required for use.

Having now described the nature and extent of my invention, I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A cartridge-charger consisting ofa tube, B, made with an opening in the side, by which to charge thecartridge, combined with a cap (screwed in the top thereof) and arammer,

fitted with a conical head, (screwed on the discharge the cartridge, asshown in Fig. 1 of end,) to fill a correspondingly-shaped hole in thedrawing, and as described herein.

said cap, by which the rammer is held up by l the friction of the conein the hole of said cap. FRIEDRICH WOHLGDMUTH' 2. The tube o", in whichthe cartridge-ease is Vtnesses.:

held, in combination With a base-piece, fitted AMOS BROADNAX,

with a sliding section to admit and support or L. G. GARRETTSON.

